Nacra F17 Jib - Kangaroo Sails

Kangaroo Sails makes this jib for the Nacra F17 in three cuts. You choose between the Easy cut for leisure sailors, the Beach cut for leisure and club racing, and the Hightech cut for racing, then add the cloth, colour, battens and window for your Nacra F17.

Cut options

• Easy: made from durable white Dacron, with panels running at right angles to the leech. Few panels mean few seams that can fail, and the sail is economical to make. Flat, horizontal reinforcements.
• Beach: radial cut with panels from the head, tack and clew – 2 from the head, 6 from the tack and clew. The cloth is aligned with the loads in the sail and there are only a few seams. Radial reinforcements.
• Hightech: radial cut with 3 panels from the head, 6 from the clew and 1 from the tack. The extra panels match the cloth better to the loads and the profile can be shaped more finely. Reinforcements cut radially and fully bonded.

Cloths and colours

• Dacron in white – woven polyester cloth, easy to handle and durable
• Pentex in black, smoke, white or silver – laminate for racing and cruising made of three layers bonded under pressure: Pentex fibre core for high strength and shape stability at low weight, Mylar film outside
• Mylar in smoke, blue, white, green or red – same construction as Pentex, but with polyester fibres

Options

• Window: possible with all three cuts
• Battens: full-length, for a furling system, or straight
• Qbond option (yes or no): the panels are joined with the Q-Bond process, bonded under high pressure instead of stitched – no needle holes, so the sail is lighter, holds its shape better and lasts longer.

Compatible with

• Nacra F17